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0580/23 Oct/Nov 2025, Question 11: Tree Diagrams for Independent Events

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 23 (Extended) · Non-calculator · 2 marks

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The question, in short

Work out the chance that two rolls of a fair 6-sided die both give a value above 4.

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Solution · 2 marks

  1. 1Greater than 4: 5 or 6, so P = 2/6 each roll
  2. 2P(both) = 2/6 × 2/6 = 4/36 = 1/9

Answer1/9

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